In four years’ time the Bay of Island will celebrate and commemorate the arrival
246 years ago of two exceptional navigators, Tupaia from Tahiti and James Cook from
England on the HM Bark Endeavour and planning is well underway! More >>

Northland’s R. Tucker Thompson Youth Sail Training Trust has been generously donated
a beautiful West Wright Potter 19ft sail boat to auction in order to raise funds
for their youth development voyages. More >>

Back in 1995 during an interview on the TV Programme 60 Minutes, David McTaggart,
Greenpeace anti-nuclear campaigner invited New Zealanders to join him in a peace
flotilla at Mururoa. Northland’s iconic tall ship the R. Tucker Thompson, was one ... More >>

In 1985, while the R. Tucker Thompson was being built on the beach at Mangawhai,
Rex Cottrell a ship-loving model yacht fanatic was dreaming of building a 2nd tall
ship, also to sail on the same estuary. The result was an impressive 2.8m long 1/9 ... More >>

The most ambitious maintenance programme ever in the life of the ship was completed
on time and to budget this year under the watchful eye of Bosun Sam Meldrum. The
ship’s crew worked long hours and most weekends to complete the project in a record ... More >>

Spaces are starting to fill up on Northland’s own tall ship for the May and June
Sail Training voyages. The Trust is aiming to finalise berth allocation for the trips
shortly after Easter and is keen for people to get their applications in as soon ... More >>